Capitalism Quotes by Vladimir Lenin

We shall not achieve socialism without a struggle.

— Vladimir Lenin

Fascism is capitalism in decay.

— Vladimir Lenin

The goal of socialism is communism.

— Vladimir Lenin

Capitalism has triumphed all over the world, but this triumph is only the prelude to the triumph of labour over capital.

— Vladimir Lenin

Socialists cannot achieve their great aim without fighting against all oppression of nations.

— Vladimir Lenin

When it comes to hang the capitalists they will compete with each other to sell us the rope at a lower price.

— Vladimir Lenin

Imperialism, in a sense, is the transition stage from capitalism to Socialism. . . . It is capitalism dying, not dead.

— Vladimir Lenin

In the end, one or the other will triumph - a funeral dirge will be sung over the Soviet republic or over…

— Vladimir Lenin

But democracy is by no means a limit one may not overstep; it is only one of the stages in the course…

— Vladimir Lenin

Whoever wants to reach socialism by any other path than that of political democracy will inevitably arrive at conclusions that are absurd…

— Vladimir Lenin

If it were necessary to give the briefest possible definition of imperialism, we should have to say that imperialism is the monopoly…

— Vladimir Lenin

It is not for nothing that Skaldin in one part of his book quotes Adam Smith: we have seen that both his…

— Vladimir Lenin

If Socialism can only be realized when the intellectual development of all the people permits it, then we shall not see Socialism…

— Vladimir Lenin

No Marxist can deny that the interests of socialism are higher than the interests of the right of nations to self-determination.

— Vladimir Lenin

No Bolshevik, no Communist, no intelligent socialist has ever entertained the idea of violence against the middle peasants. All socialists have always…

— Vladimir Lenin

We Social-Democrats always stand for democracy, not "in the name of capitalism," but in the name of clearing the path for our…

— Vladimir Lenin

We want to achieve a new and better order of society: in this new and better society there must be neither rich…

— Vladimir Lenin

You have read and heard that communist theory-the science of communism created in the main by Marx, this doctrine of Marxism-has ceased…

— Vladimir Lenin

Does not the whole history of socialism, particularly of French socialism, which is so rich in revolutionary striving, show us that when…

— Vladimir Lenin

The progressive historical role of capitalism may be summed up in two brief propositions: increase in the productive forces of social labour,…

— Vladimir Lenin

Imperialism is capitalism at that stage of development at which the dominance of monopolies and finance capitalism is established; in which the…

— Vladimir Lenin

We must not depict socialism as if socialists will bring it to us on a plate all nicely dressed. That will never…

— Vladimir Lenin

Let the "socialist" snivellers croak, let the bourgeoisie rage and fume, but only people who shut their eyes so as not to…

— Vladimir Lenin

The functionaries of our political organizations and trade unions are corrupted -- or rather tend to be corrupted -- by the conditions…

— Vladimir Lenin

“Private property based on the labour of the small proprietor, free competition, democracy, i.e., all the catchwords with which the capitalists and…

— Vladimir Lenin

It is not national interests we are upholding -- we claim that the interests of socialism, the interests of world socialism, rank…

— Vladimir Lenin

Our aim is to achieve a socialist system of society, which, by eliminating the division of mankind into classes, by eliminating all…

— Vladimir Lenin

The aim of socialism is not only to abolish the present division of mankind into smaller states and all-national isolation, not only…

— Vladimir Lenin

Monopolies, oligarchy, the striving for domination and not for freedom, the exploitation of an increasing number of small or weak nations by…

— Vladimir Lenin